Example sentences of "down the whole " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same memorandum of April 1986 that eventually brought down the whole house of cards — the memorandum that mentioned the diversion of funds to the contras — an extraordinary phrase appeared : ‘ The Iranians have been told that our presence in Iran is ‘ a holy commitment ’ . ’ |
| 2 | But do n't be fooled by the island 's exotic name or location just off Africa — once the sun goes down the whole place comes alive . |
| 3 | ‘ It [ the microprocessor ] does n't just hiccup ; it locks up completely and can shut down the whole plant , ’ says John Bull . |
| 4 | ‘ Somebody told me that they saw the Bad Seeds recently and the show was being recorded , and that Blixa had had his volume knob turned down the whole time ! |
| 5 | Within days of the settlement Mass Observation reported widespread shame ‘ that we had let down the whole tradition of England 's pledges for honesty , fair play and resistance to threats . ’ |
| 6 | It probably slowed down the whole process a bit , but it made it all much safer . ’ |
| 7 | Many of the large old psychiatric hospitals have succeeded in making good use of their facilities , in breaking down the whole organization into smaller , semi-autonomous units , and in ensuring generally that the emphasis is on the treatment and rehabilitation of the patients rather than simply on their care and custody . |
| 8 | And he he more or less laid down the whole theory of probability , in a few days , Pascal |
| 9 | Do n't sit down the whole time while you 're teaching . |
| 10 | The Drayton Drain Easy kit consists of a stopper which fits into the cold feed pipe outlet of a cistern and a plug which fits over the end of the open vent pipe to allow , say , a radiator to be removed from a central heating system without draining down the whole central heating system , which could well mean losing all your corrosion inhibitor . |
| 11 | It is a good idea to fit servicing valves before all taps so that they can be rewashered without the need to drain down the whole pipe ( and , possibly , the whole cistern ) . |
| 12 | Thus , in some cases where the covenant is all , or substantially all , the consideration , a consequence of a finding of unreasonableness is to strike down the whole contract . |
| 13 | Summoning all her reserves , she swam forcefully down the whole length of the pool , and back again , gradually realising that she felt fitter than she had done for ages . |
| 14 | Hurd went some way to placate this view by assuring MPs that if they did not wish to incorporate the treaty into British law , by voting down the whole bill , then the treaty would not be ratified . |
| 15 | The threatened revolt fizzled out as Conservative critics decided to draw back from voting down the whole Budget , keeping their powder dry for future votes when the issue comes before the Commons in detail . |
| 16 | , you had a built in , and on the left , they 've torn down the whole building . |
| 17 | Yeah , I mean , they 've torn down the whole building inside the big . |